Pat-a-Cake — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and prick it, and mark it with a "B"
And put it in the oven for Baby and me!
Variation:
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,
So I will, master, as fast as I can.
Pat it, and prick it, and mark it with a "T"
And put it in the oven for Tommy and me!
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- What are the words to Pat-a-Cake?
- The lyrics to Pat-a-Cake are: Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man, / Bake me a cake as fast as you can. / Roll it, and prick it, and mark it with a "B" / And put it in the oven for Baby and me! / Variation: / Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man, ... Read the full 9-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
- How many lines does Pat-a-Cake have?
- "Pat-a-Cake" has 9 lines of verse.
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